PlayStation 4, Destiny Dominate US Sales Charts

Update II: The NPD Group has released its official sales charts -- as well as other information -- worth sharing.

Destiny was indeed the best-selling game of September, but interestingly, it sold best on Xbox One, indicating that bundled versions of the game were not counted (we already know that digital versions of the game weren't counted, either).

Below is the top ten sales chart for software in the US for September 2014. Remember: the hardware shown in parenthesis next to each game represents the best-selling to worst-selling version of that game, from left to right.

1.) Destiny (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3)

2.) Madden NFL 15 (360, PS4, PS3, XBO)

3.) FIFA 15 (PS4, 360, PS3, XBOX, Wii, PSV, 3DS)

4.) Super Smash Bros. (3DS)

5.) Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (PS4, XBO, PC)

6.) NHL 15 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)

7.) Minecraft (360, PS3)

8.) The Sims 4 (PC)

9.) Disney Infinity 2.0 (360, PS3, NWU, PS4, XBO)

10.) Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PS4, 360, PS3, XBO, PC)

Our original story (as well as the initial update to that story) is below. We will update again if and when we receive a comment from Microsoft.

Super Smash Bros. For 3DS -- which we adore -- sold 705,000 copies in only two days of reporting on last month's NPD charts, of which 135,000 were sold digitally. September saw 155,000 3DS units sold, which marked a 55 percent increase over August of 2014.

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Nintendo also notes that Wii U sales were up significantly over August's numbers, though the company declined to talk specifics, indicating relatively soft sales in comparison to 3DS. Nonetheless, Hyrule Warriors -- which was pretty good -- sold 190,000 units in the US for the month, with Mario Kart 8 adding another 60,000 units sold, bringing its total US sales to just shy of 1.2 million.

We'll update with more information as we receive it. In the meantime, our original story is below.

Sony has confirmed that PlayStation 4 was September 2014’s best-selling console in North America, producing numbers nearly triple what was sold in August of 2014, when PS4 was also the best-selling console in the United States. The PS4 has outsold its competition for nine straight months and counting.

According to Sony, Destiny is a major reason for PS4’s success in the month. On PlayStation Network, Destiny set records for most digital pre-orders, most day one digital sales, and most week one digital sales. The PlayStation Network originally debuted in the fall of 2006.

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On PlayStation 4 alone, gamers have spent over 125 million collective hours playing Destiny, the smash-hit game from Halo developers Bungie, a game we very much enjoyed. Sony seems to be pleased it associated itself with Bungie’s game early on; it’s currently being played on PS4 five times more than any other game. More than 450,000 hours of broadcasted footage has been shared on the PlayStation Network, Destiny’s release caused a demonstrable uptick in PlayStation Plus subscriptions, and Destiny is currently being played by the cumulative PS4 userbase five times more than the game in second place (which Sony declined to name).

We’re awaiting word on overall numbers from the NPD Group, as well as possible statements from Microsoft and Nintendo, and will update when we hear back.